Polish premier urges president to sign tax reform aimed at lowering PIT rates

At a cabinet session on September 29, Prime Minister Donald Tusk outlined a tax-scale amendment that would lift the first PIT threshold and create an intermediate 24% rate for incomes above that level. He claimed the measure would cut the proportion of taxpayers subject to the top 32% rate in half. To fund the cut, the government plans to increase the corporate income tax for the biggest and wealthiest companies.

Tusk linked the reform to the state’s defence obligations and rising health expenditures, describing it as a responsible solution. He urged the president to sign the bill promptly, noting that continued presidential resistance could lead to higher gasoline prices. The premier expressed hope that the tax relief for millions of Poles would persuade the president to act.